Photos from the Exhibit Hall at WLIC 2014 in Lyon

By Laurie D. Borman | August 19, 2014

IFLA’s World Library Information Congress 2014 in Lyon, France offers a modest-sized but busy exhibit hall. The hall opened Monday to a large crowd sampling new database offerings as well as information about associations and vendors from across the world. ALA’s booth was packed for the opening, and has remained busy.

Custom coffees, pastries, and free books lured many visitors to the My French Library exhibit.

This chair, which muffles most sounds outside the cocoon it creates, was popular among attendees looking for a place of quiet in the exhibit hall.

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